6.5 Predefined Presentation Types

6.5.3 Character and String Presentation Types

These two presentation types can be used for reading and writing characters and strings.

character [Presentation Type]

Summary:: The presentation type that represents a Common Lisp character object.

string [Presentation Type]

Arguments:: &optional length
Summary:: The presentation type that represents a string. If length is specified, the string must have exactly that many characters.

CLIM 2.0 User's Guide - OCT 1998